Review a Publication Pattern’s Prediction

To review the publication pattern’s prediction results:

Tip:
The Prediction Results dialog box also displays when you select Tools, Predict Issues/Parts from the Check In workform and when you right-click from the Serial Holdings Record.

1. Set up the serial title’s publication pattern. See Specify the publication pattern for a serial title.
2. After setting up the serial’s publication regularity, click Next.

The Create Publication Pattern - Prediction Results window displays the predicted issues using the pattern you set up. The pattern’s start and end date display as well as the designation for the first predicted issue.

3. To see more prediction results, click View More.

Additional prediction results appear in the list.

Tip:
If you previously specified an end date, you can extend the publication pattern’s end date to predict more issues. See Specify the publication pattern for a serial title.

4. To save the publication pattern as a template, select the Save as Template checkbox, and type a name for the template in the Template name box.
5. Click Finish to save the publication pattern.

If you saved the publication pattern as a template, it is available in the list in the Publication Pattern Template Manager. See Creating Publication Pattern Templates.